perception management

 The Khashoggi psychological operation just goes on and on. The pressure on Saudi Arabia is very immense.  It’s been quite a show.

A regime change operation of a different kind.I'm really starting to accept this as a possibility- for a number of reasons that I'd hoped to touch on, but, don't have time to right now. The paragraph below should suffice Relevant information from the Atlantic Council- The Khashoggi Affair: Back to the Future

But that could change! Or not. This is breaking news?Based on yet more unnamed sources.Global NewsCNN is the initiator of this reporting so take with a grain of salt.Khashoggi

Apparently Brunson and Trump prayed in the Oval Office? What a nice touch. Very appealing to the evangelical crowd. I'm not impressed.Trump did not say "You're FIRED! "to BrunsonReality TV

In August of this year the subject of Brunson was covered here at the blog- Brunson walked/talked and quacked like a covert operative:

 In case you're not up to speed?

• Missing "journalist" Jamal Khashoggi? Or Arms Trader Like Namesake Adnan Khashoggi?
• Fake News regarding alleged Khashoggi Death Squad Retracted 

This is interesting. I like the idea of them cooperating on an investigation rather then this continuing battle of he said/she said. One thought that crossed my mind- Are Turkey and Saudi Arabia choosing to work together to spite those that want them at each others throats?

 It was mentioned in this post Missing "journalist" Jamal Khashoggi? Or Arms Trader Like Namesake Adnan Khashoggi? that there were serious divisions between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

Of course, I’d seen the story about the death squad allegedly taking out the “journalist” Khashoggi !!! Read it and knew immediately the whole claim was a giant disinfo smokescreen pile of sensationalized rubbish. Wouldn’t touch it with a 100 ft pole. Took time to check multiple stories from other places- Particularly Turkish accounts and nothing of that sort was reported. Nothing.Zero Hedge ran with it. Of course.

Namesake:

I’m more of the mind that Turkey and Syria have been holding clandestine meetings  for some time now- Pretty sure there are reports to that affect here. Even if they haven’t met in a face to face format- Turkey and Syria have communicated via Russia.  Possibly via Iran.